Digital Photography Multimedia I

1)Check to see if the battery is charged. 2)Check to see if memory has space. 3)Check to see if the camera’s date is set 4)Check resolution setting – high for prints 5)Check to see if white balance is set to automatic 6)Know how to change the flash settings. 7)Take a test photo. Picture Taking Tips

The most common mistake taking a digital photo is not knowing exactly when their camera actually takes a picture.  Hold the shutter button halfway down to lock in the auto focus and exposure.  Press the shutter button the rest of the way down to take the picture. Press, Hold, then Shoot

 Fill the Frame: Come in tight to really fill the picture with your subject. Use the zoom lens Walk in closer Digitally crop and enlarge photo on computer Com in Tight, Fill the Frame, Zoom and Crop

 Most cameras offer two types of zoom Optical – causes lens to move. You only want to use optical zoom. Optical zoom is measured in 3x & up to 8x Digital - magnifies the existing view and may distort the image Don’t Use Digital Zoom

 Try different angles or lighting Get closer to the floor Stand on a chair or take a picture from a higher angle  Try wide-angle, close-up, or extreme close-up Try a Variety of Photos

 Lots of images fit better in a vertical format. Portraits often look better in vertical  Try taking pictures both directions and then decide later Turn the Camera Sideways

 Portrait – blurs the background  Action – helps freeze the action (sports)  Night – optimizes the flash  Close-up – allows manual focus  Indoor – brings out the background with flash  Beach – handles the extreme contrast of dark against light Learn to Use Shooting Modes

1)Capture 2)Transfer 3)Edit 4)Save 5)Share The Digital Workflow

 Shoot the pictures with a digital camera  Scan pictures with a scanner  Copy a picture from the internet or other file Capture

 Upload the pictures to a computer via the camera or a card reader Most digital cameras connect through a USB port Transfer

 Edit the photos Crop Correct Enhance  Photo Editor Software: PhotoShop, Picnik, Microsoft Photo Editor Edit

 Create a folder to save your images. Develop a system creating folders (examples: dates, names)  Rename your picture files so you know what they are. Don’t keep them as DSC10023  Keep a master image and work with a copy when you make changes so you always have the original file Save

 DPI (dots per inch)  PPI (pixels per inch)  The higher the number the better quality the picture will print. 72 dpi – for web use (highest it will display) dpi - for everyday printing 300 dpi – for professional printing File Sizes

 JPEG or JPG – most common format  GIF – reduces pictures to 256 colors, mainly for web use  PSD – Adobe Photoshop, great quality with little compression  PDF – universal format for several programs  Others include: TIFF, RAW, BMP, PICT File Types

 In film, a view of a scene that is shot from a considerable distance  The subject appears in smaller scale – generally entire body is in the shot Long Shot

 Tightly frames a person or an object  Display the most detail but do not display a broader scene (background, etc.) Close-Up

 Rule states that an image should be imagined as divided into 9 equal parts  The subject is offset based on an imaginary grid  Place points of interest at the intersection of the lines to balance  The human eye is directed to one of the points more naturally than a center shot Rule of Thirds